Renal Tubular Acidosis in Pregnant Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Cohort
Simona Humbel,Pedro D. Wendel-García,Simone Unseld,Fabienne Noll,Reto A. Schuepbach,Christoph C. Ganter,H. Seeger,Sascha David,Rea Andermatt +8 more
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Metabolic acidosis seems to be very common in pregnant critically ill COVID-19 patients, and the prevalence of RTA might be higher than normal.Abstract:
Background: Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is an extremely rare cause of metabolic acidosis (10 in 100,000). RTA has been linked neither to pregnancy nor to severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence and clinical course of normal anion gap metabolic acidosis in critically ill pregnant COVID-19 patients and to compare them to an age-matched nonpregnant female patient cohort. Methods: Secondary analysis was conducted on a prospective observational cohort of critically ill patients suffering from COVID-19 consecutively admitted to a tertiary intensive care unit (ICU) between February 2020 and April 2021. Results: A total of 321 COVID-19 patients required admission to the ICU; 95 (30%) were female, and 18 (19%) were of childbearing age. Seven of eight (88%) pregnant women (all in the last trimester) required advanced respiratory support due to COVID-19. The estimated glomerular filtration rate was 135 (123–158) mL/min/m2 body surface area, and six pregnant women (86%) were diagnosed with a normal, respiratory compensated, anion gap metabolic acidosis (pHmin 7.3 (7.18–7.31), HCO3−min 14.8 (12.8–18.6) mmol/L, and paCO2 3.4 (3.3–4.5) kPa). Three (43%) acidotic pregnant women fulfilled diagnostic criteria for RTA. All women recovered spontaneously within less 7 days. Conclusions: Metabolic acidosis seems to be very common (85%) in pregnant critically ill COVID-19 patients, and the prevalence of RTA might be higher than normal. It remains to be demonstrated if this observation is an indirect epiphenomenon or due to a direct viral effect on the tubular epithelium.read more
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